From the land of snows to the city of flight

Sometimes referred to as the "City of Flight" because the Wright Brothers' invention of the first airplane, Dayton is a city with a remarkable legacy of invention, research and manufacturing.

Dayton is also a little special because it is home to one of American Buddhism's comparatively few, fully authentic and operational, Tibetan Buddhist meditation centers.

The center's name is Gar Drolma and it is at 1329 Creighton Ave., on the east side of the city. Gar Drolma was founded in 2002 by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, a world renowned and extraordinarily accomplished meditation master and high Lama from Tibet, the Land of Snows.

Gar Drolma has a strong Loveland connection. Debbie Jackson is the president of Gar Drolma and lives in Loveland. Jackson oversees the general operation and program planning for the center. She has extraordinary people and organizational skills and applies them effectively in a diverse cultural environment.

Khenpo Samdup is the spiritual director of Gar Drolma. Khenpo and his staff work in collaboration with His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche and other renowned Tibetan Buddhist masters, who come to Gar Drolma from across America and around the world, to teach and conduct meditation retreats in the spirit of an unbroken lineage of Tibetan Buddhist training. People have come to Gar Drolma from all parts of Ohio and as far as California and even Mongolia to attend teachings and retreats.

Gar Drolma welcomes all and invites anyone interested in visiting the center or learning more about Gar Drolma to visit www.gardrolma.org/.

-By Robert Leach

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From the land of snows to the city of flight

Sometimes referred to as the 'City of Flight' because the Wright Brothers' invention of the first airplane, Dayton is a city with a remarkable legacy of invention, research and manufacturing.